大家都知道，申請美國的音樂學(xué)院，除了要參加專業(yè)的表演考試之外，也要進(jìn)行一些理論綜合考試，比如說音樂史，可能會對一些中國考生有些難度，下面就來具體介紹一下美國大學(xué)音樂學(xué)院考試要求。
音樂史考試題型大致分為選擇題（multiple choice）、判斷對錯（True-false questions）、填空題（fill in the blank）、名詞解釋（definitions）、簡答題（answer the question）。其中，在入學(xué)考試中以前三種最為常見。除此之外還有聽辨（listening）部分，以選擇、填空和簡答為主。
美國音樂學(xué)院研究生入學(xué)考試 – 音樂史部分
Multiple Choice:
1. A pre-existing melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing during the Renaissance is called: _______
A. Word- painting
B. A cappella
C. Cantus firmus
D. Basso continuo
2. Which of these statements is NOT true of the Baroque Concerto?
A. It can be for a single soloist or small group with orchestra.
B. It usually is made up for four to six movements.
C. The first and last movements typically utilize Ritornello form
D. It offered an opportunity for the soloist(s) to display virtuosity
3. The frottola was:_____________
A. An early form of the madrigal
B. A highly developed polyphonic song in Italian
C. A polyphonic sacred song in Latin
D. A homophonic secular song in Italian
4. Which of the statements about the “sonata caracteristique” is NOT true?
A. The term refers to the fact that the piano sonata became the most “characteristic” type in the course of the 19th century.
B. Includes special genres such as “pathetique,” “melancolique,” etc.
C. The piano sonata declined after Beethoven and Schubert and so composers reconciled it with the character piece refers to the sonata as a collection of mood pieces.
D. Refers to the sonata as a collection of mood pieces
5. Main patrons of Schubert during his lifetime were:
A. Aristocracy
B. New large middle-class public
C. Small wealthy and educated segment of the new middle class
D. Publishers
True-False:
1.In the Italian opera between 1815-1840, drama and text prevailed over the music.
2. Die Winterreise is an example of a Schubert ballad.
3. Many of J.S. Bach’s cantatas are based on Lutheran chorale or hymn tunes.
Fill in the blank:
1. European post-war serialists looked past the work of _____________, and instead drew inspiration from the approach of his student _______________.
2. The term ____________ for electronic music is associated with the French school of composers like Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry.
3. ___________ is the author of the poems of Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Definitions
1. Prepared Piano
2. Singspiel
下面再舉一些聽辨的例子。當(dāng)然啦，這里會先把樂曲名字告訴大家以便做題，但是在正式考試中是不會提供任何信息的，需要靠自己聽音樂（或辨識樂譜）來進(jìn)行判斷。
Excerpt 1.
Title: “Eroica” Symphony, Mvt. 1
Composer:
Time Period:
Genre:
Form:
Musical Characteristics (please list at least THREE):
Excerpt 2.
Title: Alleluia, O virga mediatrix
Composer:
Time Period:
Genre:
Form:
Musical Characteristics (please list at least THREE):
當(dāng)然，每個學(xué)校的考試形式和題目都有不同。這些題目只是舉了一小部分例子。在正式考試中，題目要比這些多很多，大概持續(xù)1-2小時。
以上就是對美國大學(xué)音樂學(xué)院考試要求的介紹，希望能對大家有所幫助，想了解更多美國音樂留學(xué)申請方面的介紹，歡迎隨時在線咨詢我們的專業(yè)老師。
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